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November 30 Demonstrations
On Thursday, state university employees on campuses across the Commonwealth gathered to urge the state Legislature to fund the already negotiated and ratified contracts for 60,000 state employees, including 15,000 MTA higher ed members. Photo Highlights News Articles
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Letter From APA Executive Board
November 21, 2023 Hello APA Members, Yesterday was a great day for Massachusetts union solidarity. APA joined thousands of union workers across the state from many different state departments who showed up to make it clear that our contracts need to be funded. Our very own Susan McNeil, State-wide VP and MassArt Chapter President, did…
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Letter From MTA President Max Page and Vice President Deb McCarthy
November 16, 2023 Greetings, Roughly 15,000 MTA members working at community colleges, state universities and UMass are caught up in the dysfunction of a state Legislature unable to pass a supplemental budget that will fund their negotiated contracts. These contracts were settled months ago. Governor Maura Healey forwarded the contracts to the Legislature, yet lawmakers…
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President’s Message: November 9, 2023
Hello APA Members! Thanks to the efforts of our APA Executive Board and APA members across the state, our state representatives heard our requests, pleas, demands for the APA and MSCA contracts to be added to the closeout budget bill. The APA and MSCA contracts were both added to an amendment to House Bill…
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President’s Message: September 1, 2023
Hello APA Members, The Executive Board of the APA has reached tentative agreement with the representatives of the Board of Higher Education and the Council of Presidents for a one-year extension of our current collective bargaining agreement. This agreement will include an important retroactive 4% raise on July 1, 2023, and 4% on January 1, 2024. This…
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Minutes 2023-06
Date/Time: Friday, June 16, 2023 at 10:00am Location: Emery Rice Hall, 101 Academy Dr, Buzzards Bay MA 02532 Present APA Statewide APA Chapter Presidents Guests Absent APA Statewide APA Chapter Presidents Call to Order Approval of Minutes Public Comments President’s Report – (S. McNeil) Treasurer’s Report – Maria Brunelle Membership and Data – Aaron Childs Website –…
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Minutes 2023-04
Date/Time: Friday, April 21, 2023 at 9:00am Location: Zoom Room Present APA Statewide APA Chapter Presidents Guests Absent APA Statewide APA Chapter Presidents Call to Order Approval of Minutes Public Comments President’s Report – Seth Bean APA Delegates for MTA Annual Meeting April 28-29, 2023 @ MassMutual Center, Springfield MA – 25 Delegates spots are available for…
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Minutes 2023-03
Date/Time: Friday, March 17, 2023 at 9:00am Location: Zoom Room Present APA Statewide APA Chapter Presidents Guests Absent APA Statewide APA Chapter Presidents Call to Order Approval of Minutes Public Comments President’s Report – Seth Bean Treasurer’s Report – Maria Brunelle Membership and Data – Aaron Childs Website – Gerol Petruzella Health and Welfare Fund Report –…
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President’s Message: March 2023
Greetings APA Members, It looks like Spring is finally here, and after the last bits of winter we had recently, I for one am ready for it. I hope everyone is looking forward to upcoming celebrations for our students later this spring. I write to tell you about some exciting changes in the APA. Thanks…
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Question: Additional Duties
Question: An APA staff member* has left work and I have had to take on some or all of their job duties. When do I qualify for additional pay for doing this? What are my next steps? Answer: The first step is to get it in writing that you are expected to assume these duties. Once the time…